The Humble Indie Bundle Should Not Be Ignored

The Humble Indie Bundle Should Not Be Ignored

Here's how it works: The bundle includes five indie games. You can choose to pay anything you want for these games, and then you can even decide where your payment goes. Purchasers can pick what percentage of their money will go to the developers, or to Child's Play (which gives video games to childrens hospitals around the globe) or to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (a lobbying organization which fights for the rights of the electronic entertainment industry)

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